Most of these tables have matching chairs. You don’t have to buy the chairs, though. Some people like using a mix of their old chairs around a patio table. This style is actually getting more popular today with the advent of shabby chic designs, where people incorporate new furniture with old refurbished ones.

Sometimes, you might need multiple pieces to accomplish your needs. As an example, I have a screened porch attached to my home where the hot tub, grille and dining takes place. I also have a gazebo and dock down at the lake where I also entertain and need seating and table options there as well. My biggest challenge was how to balance the two areas. While the two areas are far enough apart that the patio furniture would not have to match, I did want some continuity so that there was not a stark difference between the two areas but yet, I didn’t want them to be identical.

One of the first causes of action is to determine the material that has constructed the patio. Most common materials will include wrought iron, heavy duty plastic material aluminum, wood and the like. Even while thinking of some of these materials like wood, you will have to consider the fact that wood is not just wood, there are categories of these wood materials like cedar, oak, pine and the like. Wrought iron, to begin with can rust if not taken care of well enough. Most of the wrought iron is originally manufactured to resist rust, but it can be a good idea to treat the wrought iron before placing it in the store house during winter. Galvanization or powder coating is done in the manufacture stage, but just in case it is noticed that there is a sign of rust appearing on the iron, one should take some boiled linseed oil and treat the rust before storing the patio furniture away for the season.